House bill · 111th Congress · Did not become law
Optometric Equity in Medicaid Act of 2009
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedJun 4, 2009
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jun 8, 2009 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Vote results
No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).
Cosponsors
53 cosponsors — 13 Republicans, 40 Democrats
13 of 53 cosponsors (25%) are from the other party.
Robert Andrews (D-NJ), Michael Arcuri (D-NY), Shelley Berkley (D-NV), John Boozman (R-AR), Dan Boren (D-OK), Bruce Braley (D-IA), Bobby Bright (D-AL), Ben Chandler (D-KY), Travis Childers (D-MS), Judy Chu (D-CA), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Sam Farr (D-CA), Bob Filner (D-CA), Bill Foster (D-IL), John Garamendi (D-CA), Gabrielle Giffords (D-AZ), Kay Granger (R-TX), Brett Guthrie (R-KY), John Hall (D-NY), Ralph Hall (R-TX), Deborah Halvorson (D-IL), Phil Hare (D-IL), Ruben Hinojosa (D-TX), Dale Kildee (D-MI), Mary Jo Kilroy (D-OH), Frank Kratovil (D-MD), Tom Latham (R-IA), Barbara Lee (D-CA), Frank LoBiondo (R-NJ), Zoe Lofgren (D-CA) and 23 more.
More from the sponsor
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Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 26, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.